This year the Agency is tasked with investing a historic amount of state and federal funds into the cultural sector — nearly $100M!
Senator Ed Kennedy has filed Amendment #135 to increase Mass Cultural Council’s account to $27.4M
It's the eighth consecutive year the Baker-Polito Administration has invested this amount into cultural facilities
Rep. Dylan Fernandes has sponsored Amendment #1081 to increase the Agency’s appropriation to $27.4M.
The latest on the FY23 state budget process and the Agency's COVID recovery efforts.
Charting a path for Massachusetts to match the state’s record-high investment made in 1988
FY23 H. 2 budget represents Baker-Polito Administration’s highest investment in Mass Cultural Council
FY22 spending plan adopted by governing Council
Legislators are starting the process of determining how to invest these federal funds.
Governor Baker now has 10 days to review and act on the budget.
This marks the seventh consecutive year the Baker-Polito Administration has invested at this level.
Mass Cultural Council is seeking to secure $20M for the cultural sector in FY22.
Senate approves Mass Cultural Council’s $20M spending request
This represents the highest level of funding proposed for the Agency, and by extension, the cultural sector, by the state in decades.
We've compiled funding maps in partnership with the National Association of State Arts Agencies and MASSCreative to demonstrate the breadth of public investments made to support the arts, humanities, and sciences in Massachusetts.
This 3-Step Plan Calls for FY22 Budget Spending; Bond Authorizations; and Bills to Stabilize, Rebuild, and Provide COVID Relief to the Cultural Sector
The Agency hopes this infusion of public dollars will help creative individuals and cultural organizations rebuild from the economic crisis precipitated from COVID-19.
Robust public investment is necessary to stabilize and restore the Commonwealth’s once vibrant and booming cultural sector.
This is the first step in the annual budget-building process.
The FY21 plan includes a range of grant programs, services, and initiatives to support the arts, humanities, and sciences in communities across Massachusetts.
